Dubuque (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Thomas Robert Zinkula, Archbishop
Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B., Archbishop Emeritus
Michael Owen Jackels, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 15 June 1893
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Iowa
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 45,074 (17,409 Square Miles)
Conference Region: IX (IA, KS, MO, NE)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: DUB
Official Web Site: https://www.dbqarch.org/
Mailing Address: 1229 Mount Loretta Ave., Dubuque, IA 52003, USA
Telephone: (563)556-2580
Fax: 556-5464

Historical Details

Diocese of Dubuque
- Latin Name: Dubuquensis
- Erected: 28 July 1837
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Louis
- State: Iowa
- Country: United States of America
- Description: Comprises the area north of Missouri to Canada, and east of the Mississippi to the Missouri

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pierre-Jean-Mathias Loras † (28 Jul 1837 Appointed - 19 Feb 1858 Died)
Timothy Clement Smyth, O.C.S.O. † (19 Feb 1858 Succeeded - 23 Sep 1865 Died)
John Hennessy † (24 Apr 1866 Appointed - 4 Mar 1900 Died)
John Joseph Keane † (24 Jul 1900 Appointed - 28 Apr 1911 Resigned)
James John Keane † (11 Aug 1911 Appointed - 2 Aug 1929 Died)
Francis Joseph Beckman † (17 Jan 1930 Appointed - 9 Nov 1946 Resigned)
Henry Patrick Rohlman † (11 Nov 1946 Succeeded - 2 Dec 1954 Retired)
Leo Binz † (2 Dec 1954 Succeeded - 16 Dec 1961 Appointed, Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota)
James Joseph Byrne † (19 Mar 1962 Appointed - 23 Aug 1983 Retired)
Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. † (20 Dec 1983 Appointed - 16 Oct 1995 Retired)
Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B. (16 Oct 1995 Succeeded - 8 Apr 2013 Resigned)
Michael Owen Jackels (8 Apr 2013 Appointed - 4 Apr 2023 Resigned)
Thomas Robert Zinkula (26 Jul 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Dubuque
28 July 1837	Erected	Diocese of Saint Louis	Diocese of Dubuque (erected) (Territory of Wisconsin, between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers)
19 July 1850	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dubuque Diocese of Milwaukee	Diocese of Saint Paul (erected) (State of Minnesota)
19 July 1850	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Chicago (from Baltimore to Saint Louis) Diocese of Dubuque (from Baltimore to Saint Louis) Diocese of Milwaukee (from Baltimore to Saint Louis) Diocese of Nashville (from Baltimore to Saint Louis)
14 June 1881	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dubuque	Diocese of Davenport (erected)
Archdiocese of Dubuque
15 June 1893	Elevated	Diocese of Dubuque	Archdiocese of Dubuque
15 January 1902	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Dubuque	Diocese of Sioux City (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Dubuque

1908 222 9 231 0 780 165 ce

1950 147,412 800,000 18.4% 352 16 368 400 86 1,983 204 ap1951

1966 214,730 914,340 23.5% 445 117 562 382 244 2,015 238 ap1967

1970 231,247 914,340 25.3% 377 17 394 586 70 1,853 ap1971*

1976 243,458 956,078 25.5% 372 70 442 550 177 1,551 235 ap1977

1980 249,000 982,000 25.4% 354 76 430 579 25 226 1,446 234 ap1981

1990 229,945 1,058,100 21.7% 303 38 341 674 59 83 1,299 226 ap1991

1999 218,108 923,000 23.6% 260 36 296 736 66 27 998 211 ap2000

2000 237,205 923,000 25.7% 225 36 261 908 60 130 936 212 ap2001

2001 219,195 923,000 23.7% 222 36 258 849 59 149 889 211 ap2002

2002 213,555 927,161 23.0% 215 31 246 868 64 138 842 209 ap2003

2003 212,619 927,161 22.9% 210 37 247 860 66 172 831 201 ap2004

2004 211,847 927,161 22.8% 210 32 242 875 75 158 826 199 ap2005

2006 216,000 944,000 22.9% 205 33 238 907 75 133 818 187 ap2007

2013 200,588 998,638 20.1% 174 31 205 978 91 174 658 167 ap2014

2016 197,816 1,055,140 18.7% 165 37 202 979 100 180 594 166 ap2017

2019 193,360 1,010,471 19.1% 157 35 192 1,007 114 160 527 166 ap2020

2021 186,779 1,007,531 18.5% 151 32 183 1,020 117 174 475 165 ap2022

2023 187,800 1,013,157 18.5% 140 34 174 1,079 126 161 417 165 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Dubuque
1908				222	9	231	0			780	165	ce
1950	147,412	800,000	18.4%	352	16	368	400		86	1,983	204	ap1951
1966	214,730	914,340	23.5%	445	117	562	382		244	2,015	238	ap1967
1970	231,247	914,340	25.3%	377	17	394	586		70	1,853		ap1971*
1976	243,458	956,078	25.5%	372	70	442	550		177	1,551	235	ap1977
1980	249,000	982,000	25.4%	354	76	430	579	25	226	1,446	234	ap1981
1990	229,945	1,058,100	21.7%	303	38	341	674	59	83	1,299	226	ap1991
1999	218,108	923,000	23.6%	260	36	296	736	66	27	998	211	ap2000
2000	237,205	923,000	25.7%	225	36	261	908	60	130	936	212	ap2001
2001	219,195	923,000	23.7%	222	36	258	849	59	149	889	211	ap2002
2002	213,555	927,161	23.0%	215	31	246	868	64	138	842	209	ap2003
2003	212,619	927,161	22.9%	210	37	247	860	66	172	831	201	ap2004
2004	211,847	927,161	22.8%	210	32	242	875	75	158	826	199	ap2005
2006	216,000	944,000	22.9%	205	33	238	907	75	133	818	187	ap2007
2013	200,588	998,638	20.1%	174	31	205	978	91	174	658	167	ap2014
2016	197,816	1,055,140	18.7%	165	37	202	979	100	180	594	166	ap2017
2019	193,360	1,010,471	19.1%	157	35	192	1,007	114	160	527	166	ap2020
2021	186,779	1,007,531	18.5%	151	32	183	1,020	117	174	475	165	ap2022
2023	187,800	1,013,157	18.5%	140	34	174	1,079	126	161	417	165	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Scott Edward Bullock (Deacon: 11 Apr 1991; Priest: 22 Jun 1991 to 25 Jun 2024)
William Edwin Franklin (Priest: 4 Feb 1956; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jan 1987 to 12 Nov 1993)
Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B. (Coadjutor Archbishop: 23 Aug 1994; Archbishop: 16 Oct 1995 to 8 Apr 2013)
Michael Owen Jackels (Archbishop: 8 Apr 2013 to 4 Apr 2023)
William Michael Joensen (Priest: 24 Jun 1989 to 18 Jul 2019)
Richard Edmund Pates (Apostolic Administrator: 4 Apr 2023 to 18 Oct 2023)
Thomas Robert Zinkula (Deacon: 22 May 1989; Priest: 26 May 1990 to 19 Apr 2017; Archbishop: 26 Jul 2023 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Francis Joseph Beckman † (Archbishop: 17 Jan 1930 to 9 Nov 1946)
Leo Binz † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 15 Oct 1949; Archbishop: 2 Dec 1954 to 16 Dec 1961)
George Joseph Biskup † (Priest: 19 Mar 1937; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Mar 1957 to 30 Jan 1965)
Terrence George Brady † (Priest: 30 Jun 1901)
James Joseph Byrne † (Archbishop: 19 Mar 1962 to 23 Aug 1983)
John Patrick Carroll †
James Vincent Casey † (Priest: 8 Dec 1939 to 5 Apr 1957)
Henry Cosgrove † (Priest: 27 Aug 1857 to 14 Jun 1881)
Justin Albert Driscoll † (Priest: 28 Jul 1945 to 8 Sep 1970)
Thomas William Drumm † (Priest: 21 Dec 1901 to 28 Mar 1919)
Francis John Dunn † (Priest: 11 Jan 1948; Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jun 1969 to 17 Nov 1989)
Raymond Philip Etteldorf † (Priest: 8 Dec 1937 to 21 Dec 1968)
Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald † (Priest: 25 Jul 1916; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Aug 1946 to 20 Oct 1949)
Daniel Mary Gorman † (Priest: 24 Jun 1893 to 8 Feb 1918)
James Joseph Hartley †
Edmond Heelan † (Priest: 24 Jun 1890 to 21 Dec 1918)
John Hennessy † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1866; Archbishop: 17 Jun 1893 to 4 Mar 1900)
Edward Daniel Howard † (Priest: 12 Jun 1906 to 23 Dec 1923)
James John Keane † (Archbishop: 11 Aug 1911 to 2 Aug 1929)
John Joseph Keane † (Archbishop: 24 Jul 1900 to 28 Apr 1911)
Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 20 Dec 1983 to 16 Oct 1995)
Louis Benedict Kucera † (Priest: 8 Jun 1915 to 30 Jun 1930)
Loras Thomas Lane † (Priest: 19 Mar 1937; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 May 1951 to 11 Oct 1956)
Mathias Clement Lenihan † (Priest: 20 Dec 1879 to 20 May 1904)
Thomas Mathias Lenihan † (Priest: 19 Nov 1868 to 18 Dec 1896)
Pierre-Jean-Mathias Loras † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1837 to 19 Feb 1858)
Thomas M. Megan, S.V.D. †
Jean-Antoine-Marie Pelamourgues † (Priest: 1839 to 19 Nov 1875)
Augustin-Henri-Jules Ravoux † (Deacon: 1 Nov 1839; Priest: 5 Jan 1840 to 19 Jul 1850)
Henry Patrick Rohlman † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 15 Jun 1944; Archbishop: 11 Nov 1946 to 2 Dec 1954)
Roger Ryan † (Priest: 13 Mar 1869; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Feb 1900 - Did Not Take Effect)
Timothy Clement Smyth, O.C.S.O. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Jan 1857; Bishop: 19 Feb 1858 to 23 Sep 1865)
Loras Joseph Watters † (Priest: 7 Jun 1941; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jun 1965 to 8 Jan 1969)
Joseph Clement Willging † (Priest: 20 Jun 1908 to 6 Dec 1941)

Source(s)

Diocese of Dubuque
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 173

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